Get rid of those sidebar ads in Gmail and replace them with social media info collected all over the web with Rapportive. On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you how to get useful information on your Gmail contacts instead of advertisements.

Do you find yourself switching your screen's resolution often?Desktop Resolution Changer is a portable application that lets you change your resolution and aspect ratio in a snap. Veronica has more on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Tired of sifting through pages and pages of Firefox addons to find the best ones? Find the ones most relevant to you as suggested by other Mozilla users, with Firefox Collections. Veronica shows you how it works on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Spellcheckers are everywhere, but today, Veronica shows you how to check your grammar as well, with After The Deadline for a more comprehensive proofreader on today's Tekzilla Daily.

You have to meet with clients & colleagues face-to-face. The problem is you may have a tight budget and business travel is expensive and time consuming. Try doing more and traveling less by holding online meetings with GoToMeeting. It's so easy you'll have your first meeting running in seconds! Try Go To Meeting FREE for 30 days! For this special offer, you must visit go to meeting dot com slash tekzilla. That's go GoToMeeting.com/tekzilla for a FREE trial.

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Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:27:45 GMThttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/06/03/tekzilla-daily-tip-653-firefox-chrome-spelling-and-grammar-checkBestVideoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/06/03/tekzilla-daily-tip-653-firefox-chrome-spelling-and-grammar-checkTekzilla Daily Tip #654: Play Pac-Man With Googlehttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/06/04/tekzilla-daily-tip-654-play-pac-man-with-google

Celebrate 30 years with Google's latest distraction

Pac-Man recently celebrated its 30th year, and Google got in on the action by putting up its first interactive doodle. Lucky for us, it was so popular that they've made it permanent, so you can procrastinate any time you want, at Google's Pacman page. Veronica gives you all the ghost-eating details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Face-to-face business meetings with clients & colleagues is always going to be important. But business travel is a hassle and is often a complete waste of money. You can just do more and travel less with GoToMeeting. Host sales presentations, training sessions or product demos - right from your desk! Work & meet from anywhere and be more productive, getting more done in less time. Try Go To Meeting FREE for 30 days! For this special offer, you must visit go to meeting dot com slash tekzilla. That's go GoToMeeting.com/tekzilla for a FREE trial.

Looking for a way to set your PC to shutdown or restart automatically? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you how to use ShutDown Timer, which lets you schedule a restart or shut down based on time, date, cpu temp, memory usage, and more!

Hey Tekzilla fans, lots of real businesses save real time and real money with GoToMeeting.
Watch this real story about how San Francisco Sport and Spine Physical Therapy CEO Sturdy McKee manages six physical therapy clinics with GoToMeeting and don't forget to sign up for a free trial at gotomeeting.com/tekzilla!

Wish you could get more info on a zip file when you hit the spacebar? Lifehacker has a perfect solution to that problem, and Veronica walks you through the steps on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Hey Tekzilla fans, lots of real businesses save real time and real money with GoToMeeting. Watch this real story about how Craig Stouffer of Pinpointe Email Marketing uses GoToMeeting as a powerful sales tool to almost double his conversion rate of new clients and don't forget to sign up for a free trial at gotomeeting.com/tekzilla!

Want to see a thumbnail of each tab from Firefox in your taskbar instead of just the active tab? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you a neat about:config hack to bring you views of all your open pages.

Hey Tekzilla fans, lots of real businesses save real time and real money with GoToMeeting.
Watch this real story about how Power of 3 Consulting managing partner Stacy Roach uses GoToMeeting as an integral part of her business to train salespeople on using customer relationship management (CRM) software and don't forget to sign up for a free trial at gotomeeting.com/tekzilla!

Youtube recently added a new option to the privacy controls of your videos. Now you can make your videos public, private, or unlisted. On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you the pros and cons of this new feature.

Wish iTunes had a bit more functionality, but don't want to give up on Apple software? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to iTuner, providing playlist export, lyrics support, and much more!

Google Maps has added an "Earth" tab to your default page, allowing you to get the Google Earth view of the world as you would in the stand-alone application. Check it all out on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Gmail recently implemented a few new features that help you navigate Gmail like a pro! Now you can drag and drop attachments right into your new email, preview an email without opening it up, and use Gmail's new event planning feature that will show you if your attendees are busy. See it all on today's Tekzilla Daily!

Do you want more power over your taskbar? Maybe you want the standard right-click menu instead of the jumplist? Or you want drag-and-drop to "open with" instead of "pin to"? Now you can, with 7 Taskbar Tweaker, and Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Do you like to fall asleep to music pouring from your iTunes window? With the help of iTunes Sleep Timer, you can set iTunes to turn off playback after a specified number of minutes, as Veronica explains on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Don't like the way your alt-tab grid shows your thumbnails? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to Alt-Tab Tuner, which lets you change the size and more!

GoDaddy.com makes it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server. Choose one of 3 popular plans, or select your own Linux or Windows server with all the plan options you need. Check out Revision3.com/GoDaddy for a list of all of the amazing GoDaddy deals from Revision3.

Do you get frustrated with those "server not found" pages when a website is down? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you how to use ErrorZilla Plus, which gives you more useful links like the cached page, and the whois information.

Are you trying to keep two folders on your computer in sync but hate manually figuring out which ones have been modified? Just use Copy Changed Files! Specify a certain date and time, and any files modified after that point will be copies to your preferred destination. Veronica shows you how it works on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Want an easy way to view you and your friends' photos without a web browser? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to Flickr Drive, which mounts your account as if it were another hard drive, letting you navigate through folders to view your photos.

Got a thing for space photography? To celebrate Hubble's 20th birthday, Google Earth posted a downloadable tour that will take you through several gorgeous photos taken by the telescope, and Veronica walks you through it on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Do you suspect someone is tampering with your gear? Just use the free, cross-platform tool VitaminD, and turn your webcam into a security camera with tons of features! Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Annoyed with Flash content cluttering up all those websites? If you're using Chrome, just use the FlashBlock extension, and you'll never have to put up with an unwanted autoplaying video again! Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Want to know what that foreign Youtube comment says without loading a separate webpage to translate? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you gTranslate, a Firefox addon that translates any text as soon as you highlight it.

Annoyed with the lack of customization available for your Mac? Just download Secrets, and get a brand new preference pane with hundreds of tweaks for dozens of different OS X applications! Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Netflix delivers movies directly to your home saving you time and money. As a Netflix unlimited member you get DVDs by mail in about 1 business day. Plus, you can instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies streamed directly to your PC, Mac or right to your TV via a Netflix ready device like PS3, Xbox 360, and soon the Nintendo Wii console. As a new member and a Tekzilla Daily viewer, you can get a 1-month FREE Trial membership. Go to netflix.com/TZD and sign up NOW. Be sure to use this URL so that they know we sent you!

Need to find addresses with Google Maps? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica demonstrates Directions with Google Maps, which gives you a "map with Google" link in your context menu, making it a snap to launch a new tab directly to a map of the address you're looking for.

Squarespace is a publishing system for anyone looking to build a blog, portfolio or any kind of website...Squarespace offers a uniquely flexible tool for just about anyone (no coding experience required) to build high end, complex websites with that same functionality that you will find on some of the highest trafficked pages on the web. Squarespace's newly launched site importer tool makes things so easy to move over.

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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:47:22 GMThttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/23/tekzilla-daily-tip-623-firefox-launch-google-maps-from-any-webpageBestVideoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/23/tekzilla-daily-tip-623-firefox-launch-google-maps-from-any-webpageTekzilla Daily Tip #624: View Then and Now Google Street View Photoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/24/tekzilla-daily-tip-624-view-then-and-now-google-street-view-photos

View historical photos next to their present-day counterparts

Curious what your street looked like 100 years ago? Introducing Sepiatown, which gathers historical photos from all over the world, and plots them in an easy-to-use Google Maps interface. Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Netflix delivers movies directly to your home saving you time and money. As a Netflix unlimited member you get DVDs by mail in about 1 business day. Plus, you can instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies streamed directly to your PC, Mac or right to your TV via a Netflix ready device like PS3, Xbox 360, and soon the Nintendo Wii console. As a new member and a Tekzilla Daily viewer, you can get a 1-month FREE Trial membership. Go to netflix.com/TZD and sign up NOW. Be sure to use this URL so that they know we sent you!

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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:47:22 GMThttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/24/tekzilla-daily-tip-624-view-then-and-now-google-street-view-photosBestVideoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/24/tekzilla-daily-tip-624-view-then-and-now-google-street-view-photosTekzilla Daily Tip #625: Windows: Get The Weather Forecast In Your Taskbarhttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/27/tekzilla-daily-tip-625-windows-get-the-weather-forecast-in-your-taskbar

Keep an eye on the weather with just a glance.

Want to keep an eye on the weather without switching away from your current task? Check out WeatherBar 2, which puts the forecast right in your taskbar. Veronica shows you how it works on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Are you a terrible speller but hate sticking to applications that include their own spellchecker? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to TinySpell, which activates a spellchecking function into any Windows program you type in!

Want a unique and geeky way to create a new wallpaper? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to IOGraph, a free, cross-platform download that tracks your mouse movements as you work, letting you save the masterpiece as an image.

Squarespace is a publishing system for anyone looking to build a blog, portfolio or any kind of website...Squarespace offers a uniquely flexible tool for just about anyone (no coding experience required) to build high end, complex websites with that same functionality that you will find on some of the highest trafficked pages on the web. Squarespace's newly launched site importer tool makes things so easy to move over.

Need more control over the way your taskbar looks? Veronica shows you how to use Windows 7 Taskbar Tweaker to adjust the size of your application buttons and thumbnails on today's Tekzilla Daily.

GameFly is the largest online video game rental service and offers you a choice from over 7,000 new and classic titles across all consoles and handhelds. With plans starting at $15.95 a month, GameFly members can rent one to four games at a time and keep them for as long as they like. There are no late fees, no due dates and shipping is always free. Once you're done playing a game, send it back and GameFly will send you the next available game on your list. If you really like the game you're playing, simply click "keep it" on the GameFly website and the game is yours, at a discounted price. GameFly will even mail you the case and manuals free of charge! Tekzilla Daily fans get a 2 Week FREE Trial when they go to www.GameFly.com/TDT

No more "server not found" errors due to a mistyped web address! Just install URL Fixer! It will detect all the most common url typos, and redirect you to the right place, and Veronica shows you exactly how it works on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Is your "New" Context menu getting out of hand? With the help of ShellNewHandler, you can easily narrow it down to only the choices you actually use, and Veronica shows you how it works on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Does that stuttering when you try to scroll down a website make it hard for you to keep your place as you read? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you how to use SmoothWheel, which makes that scrolling motion absolutely seamless.

Ever get annoyed with Windows 7's Desktop Peek feature activating when you don't want it to? Give yourself a bit more time by delaying it with the help of Desktop Peek Tweak. Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Ever wish that window would stay "always on top", but there's not built-in option for it? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica shows you Always On Top! It's a script that allows any windows to be pinned above all others with a simple keyboard shortcut.

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Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:03:21 GMThttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/13/tekzilla-daily-tip-616-windows-keep-any-window-always-on-topBestVideoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/13/tekzilla-daily-tip-616-windows-keep-any-window-always-on-topTekzilla Daily Tip #617: Chrome: Get Google Maps With Just One Clickhttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/14/tekzilla-daily-tip-617-chrome-get-google-maps-with-just-one-click

Search Google Maps From Anywhere

Looking for a way to search Google Maps without copying and pasting an address into a new tab? If you're using Chrome, just use the extension called Select To Get Maps, and you'll be able to launch a map directly to your selected address with no hassle! Veronica has all the details on today's Tekzilla Daily.

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Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:03:20 GMThttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/06/tekzilla-daily-tip-611-random-fun-with-google-reader-playBestVideoshttp://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/06/tekzilla-daily-tip-611-random-fun-with-google-reader-playTekzilla Daily Tip #610: How Many Miles Has Your Mouse Travelled?http://www.bestechvideos.com/2010/04/06/tekzilla-daily-tip-610-how-many-miles-has-your-mouse-travelled

Get stats on your mouse and keyboard activity

Ever wondered how many miles your mouse tracks in a day? How many right clicks or keyboard presses you use each week? Now you can find out, thanks to Win-O-Meter. Tune in to today's Tekzilla Daily to find out all those stats and more!